John Cusack has slammed the studio system of Hollywood saying that it is a "ripe with frontier crazies" and a "whorehouse".
While describing the present-day Hollywood, the 'High Fidelity' star told the Guardian in an interview that people were looking to turn their pain into beautiful art, but they also wanted to be famous and all the predators came in since there was so much money involved.
The 48-year-old actor also criticized ageing In Hollywood saying that it was very brutal for women as compared to men.
Cusack added that the show biz industry was dominated by mega-corporations obsessed with franchises.
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